Ralph had a two night booking at the Shangri-La bar & restaurant, in Street, Maryland (9 miles North of Bel Air, MD). Tickets cost $2.

The Republic newspaper in Columbus, Indiana had a small article mentioning that the "1st International Folk Bluegrass Festival" in Onsted, Michigan was in progress 3-4 Oct 1970 and acts included: Ralph Stanley, JD Crowe, Jimmy Martin, Tater Tate & Shenandoah Valley Cut-Ups, Mac Wiseman and others.

Ralph appeared on Friday (4 Oct) at the '2nd Annual North Carolina Blue Grass Festival' at Angier's Dixieland Campground Park, Angier, North Carolina. The band shared top billing at the festival with Earl Scruggs .

Other acts mentioned at the festival included: Lester Flatt, Conrad Hinson Family, Earl Scruggs, Rocky Run, Flatland Family Band, Green Grass Cloggers, Roby Huffman & Bluegrass Cut-Ups, Blue Grass Experience, Green Valley Ramblers, South Bound, Red White & Blue Grass, The Blue Grass Cats, Brothers In Bluegrass, L.W. Lambert & Blue River Boys, Hobbs Sisters & Bob Goff Jr, Country Grass, and Upcreek Revival.

Ralph was billed as appearing Saturday / Sunday (4-5th Oct) at the '4th Annual Florida State Bluegrass Music Convention', at Lawtey's Bluegrass Music Park, Lawtey, Florida.

The festival itself ran from the 3rd -5th Oct, and other acts included: Bill Monroe, James Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Reno-Harrell, Lewis Family, Mac Wiseman, Marshall Family, and others…

KLRN TV recorded an episode of "Austin City Limits" featuring Ralph Stanley. Tickets for the filming were made available the day before. The show was 1 hour long with 30 mins devoted to Ralph and 30 to local act Uncle Walt's Band. Tracks by Ralph included: How Mountain Girls Can Love, Little Maggie, Clinch Mountain Backstep, Rocky Island, and Henry Brown.

A couple of clips from this show, which was aired 4 Mar 1980, have surfaced on youtube: Little Maggie and Henry Brown.

Ralph appeared on Sunday (4 Oct) at the "Great American Bluegrass Festival" (aka "11th Lions Club Bluegrass Festival") at Chino Jr. Fairgrounds in Chino, California.

The festival itself ran from 3-4 Oct and other acts included: Byron Berline, High Window Boys, Lost Highway, Sauber & Soloman, Hot Off The Press, Southland, Tom Sauber, and Cheyenne.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the '4th Annual Kentucky Apple Bluegrass Festival' at Mayo Bottom, Paintsville, Kentucky.

Other acts included: Johnson Mountain Boys, Bluegrass Cardinals, Osborne Bros., Redwing, TJ's Review, Southern Blend, Robin Tackett, and others.

Ralph was listed as appearing at Beaty's Festival in Jamestown, Tennessee.

Other acts included: Southfork Gentlemen, New Quicksilver, Wayne Lewis, Gold Rush, and Cumberland Grass.

Ralph held his 'Homecoming Celebration' celebrating his 45 years in music at the Hills Of Home Park, between Coeburn & McClure, Virginia.

Other acts included: Marksmen Quartet, Emma Smith, Blue Grass Strangers, Timmy Cline Band, Cumberland Mountain Boys, Brickey Bros., Jimmy Martin, Stevens Family, Alison Krauss, Blue Grass Echoes, Blue Grass Kinsmen, and Carl Story.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (3-4 Oct) 1992 at the '1992 Fall Harvest Bluegrass Festival' at Central Florida fairgrounds, Orlando, Florida.

The festival itself ran from 2-4 October and other acts included: Eddie Adcock Band, Larry Stephenson, Osborne Bros., Paul Adkins & Borderline, Redwing, Doug Cloud & County Line, Front Range, Bill Clifton, Petticoat Junction, Mike Stevens, Kukuruza, Boys From Indiana, Jim & Jesse, Rarely Herd, and Bluegrass Parlor Band.

Ralph had a show in Columbus Station, Ohio.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (4 Oct) at the 'Bluegrass Heritage Festival & Burgoo Cook-Off' at Lykins Park, Winchester, Kentucky. The band were scheduled to appear from 8 - 9:15 pm.

The festival itself ran from 4-5 October and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Doyle Lawson, JD Crowe, Homer Ledford & Cabin Creek, New Kentucky String Ticklers, Bluegrass Thoroughbreds, and Billie Renee & Cumberland Gap.

Ralph appeared as part of the Beaver Creek Music Festival, Beaver Creek Park, Glasgow, Kentucky. The event ran form 2-10pm and other acts included: Southern Express, Larry Cordle, The No Bottom Boys, Arthur Hatfield & Buck Creek, Cedar Creek Bluegrass Band, and Mountain Rose. Tickets cost $10 in advance, or $15 on the day.

Ralph had a show at the Southern Theater, Columbus, Ohio. Sharing the bill was Peter Rowan.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point) at the IBMA's World Of Bluegrass, at the Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

The event itself ran from 29 September - 1 October and other acts included: Kids On Bluegrass, Blue Highway, Cumberland Gap Connection, Dappled Grays, Dixie Bee Liners, Farewell Drifters, Gibson Bros., Lonesome River Band, Red Wine, Sawmill Road, Junior Sisk, Steeldrivers, Ernie Thacker, Donna Ulisse, Widow Maker, Grascals, Doyle Lawson, Vince Gill, Bradley Walker, Dale Ann Bradley, Dan Tyminski, Kathy Matea, Tony Trischka, Cherryholmes, Jesse McReynolds, JD Crowe, IIIrd Tyme Out, David Parmley, Paul Williams, Special Consensus, Dailey & Vincent, Don Rigsby, Larry Stephenson, Audie Blaylock, Robin & Linda Williams, Chapmans, Alecia Nugent, Grasstowne, Carrie Hassler, Greencards, Keith Sewell, Newfound Road, Balsam Range, Circuit Riders, Blue Moon Rising, Freight Hoppers, April Verch, Ramona Jones, G2, Mike Seeger, Maybelles, Tina & Buddy Wright, Songcatchers, Dennis Cash, and Red Desert Ramblers.

Ralph had a show at Shepherd University, Sherperdstown, West Virginia.

Ralph appeared on Sunday (4 Oct) at the 'Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival' in San Francisco, California.

A 179kbps mp3 recording of the CMBs set can be found on Sugarmegs.

The festival itself ran from 2-4 October and other acts included: Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Tim O'Brien, Steve Martin, Del McCoury, Marty Stuart, Steep Canyon Rangers, Darrell Scott, Ricky Skaggs, Wronglers, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Poor Man's Whiskey, Claire Lynch, David Holt, Emmylou Harris, Chieftans, Duhks, Hazel Dickens, Old Crow Medicine Show, Laurie Lewis, Red Wine, and Great American Taxi.